Welcome to Solon Schools and the Solon Family

Congratulations to Solon students, staff and families on an excellent State of Ohio School Report Card. Solon Schools ranked #3 in the state and #1 in Northeast Ohio!

Kudos to Solon Middle School on its A+ grade in the new 2015 K-12 Best Schools Niche Rankings!

Congratulations to SMS artist Rebecca Oet on winning a National Silver Medal in photography in the 2015 Scholastic Art and Writing Competition! Her work will be displayed at an exhibit with the other national medal winners at Carnegie Hall in June.

Mr. Hatteberg Approved to Become New Solon Middle School Principal Starting August 1

Monday, March 23, 2015

The Solon Board of Education tonight approved Scott Hatteberg to become the principal of Solon Middle School beginning August 1. He is replacing the current SMS principal, Eugenia Green, who is retiring this year.

Mr. Hatteberg has been with the Solon Schools 25 years, the past 15 years as the assistant principal at the middle school and he has earned the opportunity to succeed Mrs. Green. He began his tenure in the district as a seventh grade math teacher, and taught on 7-west for seven years.

“I am looking forwarding to continuing to serve the students of our school community, as well as the parents and staff in my new role as principal,” Mr. Hatteberg said. “I have really enjoyed teaching mathematics and serving as assistant principal of our school, and look forward to this next phase of my career. I am committed to focusing on each one of our students every day, and to continuing to make Solon Middle School an exciting and excellent educational opportunity for our city.”

SMS Yearbooks Must be Ordered by March 27th

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

All SMS 2014-2015 yearbook orders must be placed by Friday, March 27th or until we are sold out. The price for a yearbook is $45.00. To order a yearbook, please follow the instructions below.All yearbooks will be delivered to students at school in late May. Extra yearbooks will not be available for purchase in May.Thanks for your support.The Yearbook Committee

To order the 2014-15 SMS yearbook, please use the following step-by-step instructions:1. Go to www.yearbook.biz 2. Click on the link "Buy Your Yearbook" in the upper-right corner 3. On “Yearbook Order Center” page, enter SMS school code number "3491" and then click “continue”4. On the “Welcome Solon Middle School” page, Select "Buy a Yearbook, Yearbook packages…” and then click “Continue with Order”5. On the “Yearbook –Yearbook Early bird” page, choose the quantity and then click “Continue with Order”6. Under Step 1, Click “Associate package with a student or business” and select “Click here to Choose”7. Type first and last name of STUDENT. 8. Select "Grade”9. Pay for item(s) in your cart via Credit card, check, debit card, etc.

Solon Middle School PTA will be hosting another Dining Out Night at Gionino’s Pizzeria (33637 Aurora Rd., 440-349-4600) on Tuesday March 24, 2015. This can be for pick-up or delivery. Please present the flyer attached below. 15% of the proceeds will benefit the Solon Middle School PTA.

This schedule is for the state assessments aligned to the learning standards in the core content areas of English/Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies. These new assessments have two parts:

• A performance-based assessment • An end-of-year test

Solon students are taking the paper and pencil versions of these tests this year. Please note that these tests are given on multiple days, but the actual testing time per day is shorter than in the past with the OAAs. The testing window allowed by the state is short. It is important for your child to be in school on these days.

Two select music groups of Solon students performed at the prestigious Ohio Music Education Association conference in Cleveland this weekend.

Both the SHS Sinfonia orchestra and the SMS Mixed Ensemble choir were selected through a blind audition process to share their talents with music educators from all over the state. This is the first time the conference has been held in Cleveland in more than a decade.

January Dine Around Town PTA Fundraising Dinner is the 13th at the Rusty Bucket

Monday, January 12, 2015

This month's Solon Middle School PTA Dine Around Town Night is at the Rusty Bucket on Tuesday, January 13, from 4-9 p.m.

The fundraising event features an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner for $8 per person. In addition to unlimited pasta, the dinner includes salad, garlic bread and non-alcoholic beverages.

This is a dine-in event only. You must take the flier below with you for SMS to receive credit for purchased dinners.

Student Council 3 Point Contest

Student Council is sponsoring a 3-point basketball shot contest after school on March 17th from 3:35 pm to 4:30 pm in the SMS Gym. There will be 3 categories Staff, Boys, and Girls. Each category will have a winner that will get a gift card and the title of SMS “Hot Shot”. After you get your turn to shoot your hoops, you are on your way home.

Solon Middle School Spirit Week

Spirit Week is the week of March 16-20th. Student Council will be hosting lunch table wars in efforts to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. You can win your table points by donating spare change and participating in spirit week. The winning table will get an ice cream sundae party. The themes are the following. Monday: Pajama day, Tuesday: St. Patrick’s, Wednesday: 80’s day, Thursday: College Shirt, and Friday: Solon Super Spirit.

Summer Learning Opportunities

Click on the link below to explore Summer Learning Opportunities for middle school students.